Emergency Care Assistant – Staverton only
The closing date is 19 July 2026.
Are you looking for a role where you can genuinely make a real difference every time you come to work? A role where no two days are the same?
As an Emergency Care Assistant (ECA) you will carry out essential 999 emergency care for people in your community, such as treating wounds and fractures, controlling severe bleeding, attending the birth of a baby or a road traffic collision, all under the direct supervision of a clinician.
Based at a local ambulance station as part of a team, you will work shifts, going out in all weathers at all hours, sometimes working in difficult conditions.
No previous medical experience is required to apply. Before you join our frontline operational teams, you will spend your initial weeks in our education centres where you will be trained, leaving you feeling well prepared, confident and able to thrive in your role.
As well as full training, you will also receive the following benefits:
- Enhanced supportive preceptorship programme to help develop your confidence and continuous learning
- Career progression, including a pathway to become a Paramedic
- Enhanced end of shift protections to help ensure your shift finishes on time
- Enhancements for evening and weekend working
- A standard working week of 37.5 hours
- Holiday entitlements of 27 days per year, plus general and public holidays, rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years
- Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
- Career and salary progression
- Car leasing scheme
- Free parking across Trust sites
- Cycle-to-work and other salary sacrifice schemes
- Staff networks
- Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Please note this vacancy is open to applicants looking to be based at Staverton station only.
Main duties of the job
- Provide continuous duty of care to patients, both clinically and personally, under the supervision of a clinician.
- Ensure appropriate level of monitoring and treatment is maintained until the patient is discharged or transferred.
- Record patient information in accordance with Trust procedure and deliver a clear and detailed handover.
- Drive all types of approved ambulance vehicles under normal and emergency (blue light) conditions, whilst transporting patients or attending incidents.
- Carry out general vehicle checks at the start of and during each shift, to ensure the readiness of the vehicle and communications equipment.
Assessment Day
- Physical assessment
- Group task – team building exercise
Qualifications and Education
- Full UK manual driving licence with category C1 with no current endorsements (a maximum of 6 points are permitted for some offences).
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
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